Quilting-frame



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'J E. WRIGHT.

QUILTING FRAME. No. 345,267. Patented July 6, 1886.

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QUILTING FRAME. Noi 345,267 Patented July 6, 1886.

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ilsi rnn STATES JOHN E. WVBJIGHT, OF CORYDON, IOIVA.

QUILTING-FRAME.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,267, dated July6, 1886.

Application filed July 25,1985.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. WRIGHT, of

Corydon, in the county of \Vayne and State of Iowa, have invented a newand Improved QuiltingFrame, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to that class of quilting-frames in which the quiltis wound from one roller to another by means of a shaft and suitablegearing; and the invention consists of the construction, arrangement,and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my new and improved qnilting-frame as itappears with a quilt stretched upon it. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevationof the same, taken 011 the line 00 x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of my improvement, showing it applied to a sewingmachine.

The frame proper is composed of the two side pieces, A, and the twocentral cross pieces or braces, B B. The side pieces, A, are bentbetween the braces B B, as shown at a. In one end of the side pieces, A,is journaled the roller 0, on which the quilt Q is first wound, while atthe other end of the side pieces, A, is journaled in the hooks a theroller D, on which the quilt is wound as the quilting proceeds. Theroller D is made larger in diameter than the roller 0, to keep the quiltalways taut. In passing from the roller O to the roller D the quiltpasses first under the cross bar or brace B, and thence over the rollerE, journaled at its ends in the two blocks F F, secured to the sidepieces, A, as shown clearly in the drawings. The cross piece or brace Bis slightly beveled off at its under surface, as shown at b, Fig. 2, toavoid unnecessary friction on the quilt. J ournaled in the said block Fand in the other blocks, G G, is the shaft H, which is provided at oneend with the worm J, and at the other with the worm J. The worm J mesheswith the upper surface of the worm-wheel K, secured upon one end of theroller 0, while the worm J meshes with-the lower surface of the SerialNo. 172,915. (No model.)

worm-wheel K, secured upon one end of the roller D. This arrangement iseffected by the bending of the side bars, A, as will be understood i'romFig. 2, and it causes, when the shaft II is revolved, the rollers G D tobe revolved in opposite directions, and causes the worms on the shaftwhen at rest tolock the rollers from revolving of their own accordwithout the use of ratchet and ratchet-wheels, which otherwise would benecessary tokeep the quilt taut. The shaftH is revolved by means of thecrank L and beveled gear M and corresponding beveled gear, N, secured onshaft H, the gear M being journaled on a gudgeon',c,formed with orsecured to the central block, F, as shown clearly in Fig. 2.

The quilt may be tacked to the rollers O D, or the rollers may beprovided with suitable hooks, c e, for the attachment of the quilt tothe rollers. By bending the side bars the frame is permitted to be movedreadily across the machine-table with but little friction and the quiltbrought close to the said table.

By constructing the quilting-frame as described the same is veryconvenient in use, as it is only necessary to turn the crank Lto shiftthe quilt as the work of quilting proceeds, and the frame is cheap,durable, and not liable to get out of order.

In using the attachment, the quilt having been secured to the rollers,the end of the frame in which the roller 0 is journaled is set upon themachine-table under the needle, as shown in Fig. 3, when it can be movedback and forth across the table.

To facilitate the movement of the attachment on the table, I prefer toprovide the bar B with rollers, which run upon a track arrangedtransversely on the top of the machinetable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

I. In a quilting-frame, the co mbinatiomwitli the side bars, A, bent ata, of the rollers O D, journaled in the ends of the side bars andprovided with t-heworm-wheels K K, respectively, and the shaft H,provided with the worms J J meshing, respectively, with the upper andlower surfaces of the worm-wheels K K, substantially asdescribed,whereby provision is made for revolving the rollersin oppositedirections and locking them in position, as set forth.

ing,respectively,with the upper and lower suryo 'faces of theworm-wheels, the guide-roller E, journaled in the blocks F F, andgear-wheels 2. Inaquilting-frame, the side bars, A, bent M N, foroperating the shaft H, substantially 5 at a, and provided with thecross-bars B B as herein shown and described.

and the blocks F F, in combination with the JOHN E. WRIGHT, rollers O D,journeled in'the ends of the bars WVitnesses: and provided with theworm-wheelsK K, the I shaft H, provided with the worms J J, mesh- S. S.WRIGHT, E. B. NEWooMB.

